Coast Mountain Bus Company route 301 'Newton Exchange / Brighouse Station'

301 Newton Exchange/Brighouse Station
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – 19425 heading back to Brighouse Station during a snowstorm.
Service Area	Surrey Delta Richmond
Termini	Newton Exchange Richmond–Brighouse Station
Operations	Richmond Transit Centre
Vehicles	ADL Enviro500 Nova Bus LFS * Nova Bus LFS HEV * Nova Bus LFS Suburban ** Orion V **
Branches	301 Newton Exchange Express 301 Brighouse Station Express
* Rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage ** On rare occasions

301 Newton Exchange/Brighouse Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west express route connecting Richmond–Brighouse Station and Newton Exchange in Surrey. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during peak hours.

Eastbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station from Saba Road & No. 3 Road heading east on Saba Road, north on Buswell Street, east on Westminster Highway, north onto Garden City Road to access Alderbridge Way heading east and then Highway 91 where Alderbridge meets Shell Road. It continues east on Highway 91 taking the Westminster Highway exit and making a stop before returning back onto Highway 91 and across the Annacis Channel, where it takes the Cliveden Avenue exit and makes another stop before returning onto Highway 91 and across the Alex Fraser Bridge. It takes the Nordel Way exit and heads east on Nordel, then east on 84 Avenue, south on Scott Road, and east on 74 Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route heads east on 74 Avenue, south on 122 Street, east on 72 Avenue, and south on 136B Street, east on 71A Avenue to Newton Exchange.

Westbound trips depart Newton Exchange heading east on 71A Avenue, north on 137 Street, west on 72 Avenue, north on 122 Street, west on 74 Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route continues west on 74 Avenue, north on Scott Road, west on 84 Avenue, west on Nordel Way, taking Highway 91 heading north across the Alex Fraser Bridge and taking the Cliveden Avenue exit to make a stop. The route returns onto Highway 91 and crosses the Annacis Channel and takes the Westminster Highway exit to make a stop, then returns onto Highway 91 heading west becoming Alderbridge Way, south on Garden City Road, west on Westminster Highway, south on No. 3 Road, and east on Saba Road to its terminus.

301 Express Stops

Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes Newton Exchange (Bay 10) R1 R6 319 321 322 323 324 325 335 341 342 393 394 72 Avenue & 132 Street 319 324 72 Avenue & 128 Street 319 322 393 72 Avenue & 126 Street 319 322 72 Avenue & 124 Street 319 322 72 Avenue & 122A Street (westbound) 72 Avenue & 122 Street (eastbound) 319 322 Stop introduced in October 2018 Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 5 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 8 – Brighouse Station) 310 311 312 316 319 322 329 340 364 391 Scott Road & 80 Avenue 319 Eastbound stop not accessible Scott Road & 84 Avenue 314 319 329 Eastbound stop not accessible 84 Avenue & 116 Street 314 316 391 84 Avenue & 112 Street 312 314 84 Avenue & 108 Street Highway 91 & Cliveden Avenue 340 388 Highway 91 & Westminster Highway 410 418 Alderbridge Way & May Drive 405 416 Stop introduced in September 2020 Garden City Road & Lansdowne Road 407 416 Garden City Road & Westminster Highway 405 407 Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 6) 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 410 414 416 430 N10

Points of Interest

• Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 6)
• Richmond Centre
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Richmond and Surrey campuses
• Alex Fraser Bridge
• North Delta Park
• Scott 72 Centre
• Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 5 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 8 – Brighouse Station)
• Strawberry Hill Mall
• Newton Exchange (Bay 10)

History

• Summer 2003 - Consultations begin for proposed regional service connecting Surrey and Richmond Centre. The proposed routing had the following three options between Highway 91 and the airport:
  • From Highway 91, via No.6 Road, Bridgeport Road, and the Airport Connector to Airport Station
  • From Highway 91, via Alderbridge, Garden City, Lansdowne, No.3 Road, and the Airport Connector to Airport Station
  • From Highway 91, via Alderbridge, Garden City, Cook, No.3 Road, and the Airport Connector to Airport Station
• Fall 2003 - After public consultations, the option along Cook Road was selected to be the finalized routing. The proposed service is also revised in the Delta area to operate along 84 Avenue instead of Nordel Way.
• September 2004 - Service introduced connecting Airport Station and Newton Exchange
• December 2005 - Western terminus relocated to Richmond Centre from Airport Station and stopping procedures revised to pickup/drop-off allowed at all stops. Service on No. 3 Road north of Richmond Centre discontinued
• April 2006 - Weekday midday service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes
• September 2009 - Sunday service introduced
• October 2009 - Bus bays relocated at Richmond–Brighouse Station; placement moved from former Bay 5 to Bay 1
• April 2011 - Due to low ridership, service after 8 p.m. on weekends discontinued
• April 2012 - Orion V coaches introduced to the route for added passenger comfort
• May 2017 - Weekend service proposed to be increased and a new stop at No. 4 Road & Alderbridge Way proposed
• April 2019 - Brighouse Station terminus revised from Anderson Road & No. 3 Road to Saba Road & No. 3 Road to improve service reliability and remove redundancy in layover routing following feedback from residents and operators
• September 2019 - Operations moved from Surrey Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre in preparation for the introduction of Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker buses
• November 2019 - Double-decker buses introduced
• December 2019 - Eastbound routing at Brighouse Station revised to go via Saba, Buswell, and Westminster instead of Saba, Buswell, Cook, No. 3, Westminster
• September 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Peak hour service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 15 minutes
• April 2023 - Weekend/holiday service in both directions advanced to start 30 minutes earlier, from 5:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. towards Brighouse Station and from 6:30 a.m. to 6–6:05 a.m. towards Newton Exchange
• April 2024 - Early morning Sunday/holiday frequency increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes to address overcrowding and pass-ups
• September 2025 - Introduction of later nighttime service daily, with the last departures in each direction advanced by an hour on weekdays to approximately 2230 and by 2–3 hours on weekends/holidays to approximately 2300, running on an hourly frequency

References

v·d·e Transit Centres Burnaby – Hamilton – Port Coquitlam – Richmond – Surrey – Vancouver Closed Transit Centres North Vancouver – Oakridge Under Contract Transdev – West Vancouver Transit Former Contractors Bonny's Taxi Ltd. – Bowen Island Community Transit – DW Services Ltd. – Metro Shuttle Service Ltd. – First Canada Current Fleet 2101–2199, 2201–2289 2501–2540 2541–2574 3309–3358 7447–7499, 7501–7504 8118–8156 9277–9285 9401–9499, 9501–9542 9543–9581, 9583–9590 9605–9699, 9701–9725 9726–9791 9797–9799 12001–12025 14001–14045 15001–15021 16001–16051 16101–16130, 16137 16201–16226 18001–18063 18101–18206 18301–18404 18451–18473 19001–19047 19101–19147 19301–19302 19303–19304 19401–19432 21001–21025 21401–21425 22001–22015 23001–23015 23201–23215 24001–24016 24101–24150 25101–25184 Community Shuttle Fleet 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554 21501–21562 23601–23606 23651–23665 24506–24548 24601–24634 25501–25527 25601–25627 Retired Fleet 1158–1192 1205–1223 1209–1210 2701–2947 3001–3021 3101–3210 3211–3257 3258–3282 3283–3299, 3301–3308 4101–4115 4116–4143 4144–4192 4193–4199, 4201–4278 5501–5508 5509–5521 6601–6630 7101–7150 7151–7197, 7199–7243 7244–7246 7247–7297 7298 7301–7374 7375–7399, 7401–7429 7430–7446 8001–8021 8022–8047 8048–8099, 8101 8102–8117 9101–9115 9116–9127 9201–9276 Retired Community Shuttle Fleet S001 S002 (1st) S002 (2nd) S003–S004 S006–S012 S013–S016 S017 S018–S056 S057–S059 S060–S061 S062–S102 S200–S236 S237–S257 S258–S301 S302–S356 S357–S380 S381 S382–S393 S410–S434 S435–S464 S465–S471 S501–S544 S1301–S1320 S1321 S1322–S1325 16501–16562 17506–17564 18510–18527 Paint Schemes Other List of Current TransLink Ad-Wraps – List of Former TransLink Ad-Wraps – RapidBus – TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic – TransLink Vancouver 2010 Olympic Operations – Trolleybuses in Vancouver SeaBus Current Fleet Burrard Beaver – Burrard Pacific Breeze – Burrard Otter II – Burrard Chinook Retired Fleet Burrard Otter Terminals Lonsdale Quay – Waterfront Station Bus Loops and Exchanges Vancouver 29th Avenue Station – Blanca Loop – Boundary Loop – Burrard Station – Commercial–Broadway Station – Dunbar Loop – Joyce Station – Knight Street–Marine Drive – Kootenay Loop – Main Street Station – Marine Drive Station – Marpole Loop – Nanaimo Station – Stanley Park Loop – UBC Exchange – Waterfront Station Burnaby & New West 22nd Street Station – Braid Station – Brentwood Station – Edmonds Station – Lougheed Station – New Westminster Station – Production Way Station – Metrotown Station – SFU Exchange – Sperling Station Tri-Cities Burquitlam Station – Coquitlam Central Station – Moody Centre Station – Port Coquitlam Station Richmond Bridgeport Station – Richmond–Brighouse Station – Steveston Exchange North Shore Capilano University – Lonsdale Quay – Lynn Valley Centre – Park Royal – Phibbs Exchange Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge Haney Place – Maple Meadows Station – Pitt Meadows Station South of Fraser Carvolth Exchange – Guildford Exchange – Ladner Exchange – Langley Centre – Newton Exchange – Scott Road Station – Scottsdale Exchange – South Delta Exchange – South Surrey Park and Ride – Surrey Central Station – White Rock Centre Former Exchanges Airport Station – Brentwood Mall – Coquitlam Station – Coquitlam Recreation Centre – Coquitlam Town Centre – East Guildford Park and Ride – Lougheed Mall – Lougheed Park and Ride – Matthews Exchange – Meadow Ridge Centre – Pitt Meadows Park and Ride – Port Moody Station – PNE Park and Ride – Port Coquitlam Centre – Renfrew Loop – Richmond Centre – Richmond Exchange – Sexsmith Park and Ride – South Richmond Park and Ride – Upper Zoo Loop – Walnut Grove Park and Ride Routes R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Conventional 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 33 41 44 49 50 80 84 99 100 101 104 106 110 112 116 119 123 128 129 130 133 134 136 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 155 156 157 159 160 179 183 188 191 209 210 211 212 222 228 229 230 231 232 236 240 241 245 246 247 249 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